Ever regret about that special coin that got away

Barberman55

Ever kick yourself in the butt for letting that special coin get away. Having the coin in your hand, money in your pocket, then maybe decide on another coin instead. That happened about 10-12 months ago at the Parsippany, NJ show. I was deciding between a beautiful 1912-s Liberty head nickel, graded MS-64 by NGC, (which was very high end for the grade), and a 1955 double die cent. The 1955 double die cent was also grade by NGC, as MS-61 brown, and also a very nice coin. The cost of the 1912-s nickel was $1,380.00, and the cost of the 1955 double die was $1,250.00. I went with the 1955 double die cent, big mistake. To make matters worse, a month later I had an opportunity to buy that same 1912-s nickel, from another dealer at the Parsippany show, (who purchased it from the original dealer), and still didn't buy it. He was asking $1,500.00 for the coin, and my stupid pride was saying, "no way I'm paying an additional $120.00 for that coin after only a month".

Since that time, I have not seen near as many 1912-s nickels for sale, as 1955 double die cents, in those similar grades. The 1912-s nickel was also the nicest MS-64 I have seen since that time, and that includes all grading companies including PCGS. To get a nice 1912-s nickel now, certified by NGC or PCGS as MS-64, you have to shell out close to $2,500.00. I guess its time to move on, be happy with my 1955 double die cent, and stop complaining.

ER

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Yeah, the 1933 Double Eagle. No no no, not THAT one.
Uh oh, the Secret Service is gonna come for me now.

100proof1957

YEP !

1957 Lincoln in Pr68 CAM "NGC" for 404.00 on Flea Bay

I'm over it,bought a nicer coin for 202.00 !

ddbird

1884 cc in an easy 65 DMPL for $250...This was the nicest cameo coin I have ever seen. I kick myself quite frequently....

badger

Similarly, I sold a couple of coins that I wish I hadn't. One was a 1963 Franklin Proof 68 DCam. O.K., not a top pop, but one of the best balanced cameos I had ever seen. Super eye appeal. The buyer at least appreciated it.

The second was a DCam Roosie that was pedigreed to Ottaway. Not quite as eye popping but very nice. The story behind the coins add to the value. Being part of a previous highly ranked collection was neat.

Prethen

This one kills me. I had the coin and then turned it around too soon. I bought the 1995W Anniversary Proof Gold Eagle Set and got that "free" Proof Silver Eagle. Yeah, that one...the one that's worth well over $2500-$3000. I got a whole profit of about $200 on the set. I deliberately bought the set for the proof silver eagle knowing that it was a low mintage and just turned it too quickly (within a year). I'm an idiot...idiot! My only excuse for my stupidity is that I was anxious to have extra cash on hand for the downpayment for my house.

DennisH

It's been at least 8 years now and I still regret letting the nicest MS64 1904-S Morgan I've ever seen -- it had the "look" of a semi-PL 1880-S -- get away... even though I didn't have the money and wasn't even allowed to window shop in that neighborhood at the time.

And I'm still P.O.'d at a large national coin firm for not working with me (time payments, layaway, or something) to buy the nicest MS64 1879-CC I've ever seen (looked like a lock PL to me!) about 6 years ago. My wife would have yelled at me if I'd done it, but it would have been worth it.

Bikingnut

I don't have any one particular that I regret letting get away. I always have about 15 that I'm watching on ebay and sometimes when I see what they closed at, I think boy somebody got a deal and why did I let that get away.

Shamika

I saw a 1935-P PCGS MS66 Buffalo nickel two years ago that was priced about 50% over the typical going rate. It was a spectacular piece, but I thought "There's no way I'm paying THAT kind of mark up!" It looked MS67 all day. I've never seen another that even comes close to the quality without it being in a 67 slab. I still loose sleep over it.

Then there was the 1954-P NGC MS67RD Lincoln that I could have picked up for $250. This was before the Registries exploded the price of top pop coins. Again, I thought "That's WAAAAAY to much money." Lincoln cent collectors will know exactly why I'm crying over that one.

lordmarcovan

I've had a few that got away.

Goober

I get antsy when I miss something good, then I make a mistake on my next purchase with the mindset, "Don't let it get away like the last!" It's a humbling process so I try not to let it bother me or else I'll make another mistake.

paigowjohnny

Too many to list...but one in particular that comes back to haunt me...

Had a chance to buy a nice PCGS MS 63 Hawaiian commen half off the B/S/T board for $1500 some time back...and I passed.

Cam40

i passed on a real nice raw `41/2 merc in au55 easily for $340?
oh well, missed the boat on that one.